Adjustable purse wearable on different parts of the leg

ABSTRACT

A purse with a tapered shape and selected adjustable stretch straps that allow the purse to be worn on around a thigh, calf or ankle underneath clothing. The purse has various secure pockets for holding items such as a cell phone, credit cards, lipstick, keys, cash, pens, make-up articles, feminine hygiene products or other items normally carried with the pockets.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to purses or pouches and particularly to apurse for wearing on a user's leg under the clothing having adjustablestraps that allow the purse to be worn on around a thigh, calf or ankle,or even around a portion of the arm, the purse having a tapered shapefrom wider at the top to narrower at the bottom corresponding to thetaper in a user's limb and comprising two stretch straps each of alength corresponding to the size of a user's limb at the location of thestrap and various secure pockets for holding items such as a cell phone,credit cards, lipstick, keys, cash, pens, make-up articles or femininehygiene products or other items normally carried with the pocketsconforming to the size and shape of the carried items.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Women today have a need to carry certain essential items like cellphones, feminine products, keys and lipstick without the hassle ofcarrying around a purse or shoulder bag. In addition, women don't wantto sacrifice their fashion sense by placing those items in their pantpockets or skirt pockets. Also, all too often, it is difficult for womento safeguard their purses and shoulder bags when attending a concert,dance club, sporting event, or school classroom. More particularly, thisinvention allows them to safeguard those items by having it strapped totheir leg, concealed under their clothes, that offers compartmentsspecifically designed to carry the aforementioned items.

Pouch or purse-type article holders have been provided in prior art forwearing various parts of the body, such as the wrist, ankle, or thigh.Prior art pouches for wearing on a leg allow for the carrying ofpersonal items around the leg, but these inventions are limited to theversatility of where the purse is worn. None are specifically adapted tothe shape of a user's thigh with adjustable straps of different lengthscorresponding to the size of the user's limb at the location of thestraps.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 4,848,624, issued Jul. 18, 1989 to Clem,concerns a thigh mountable small modular pack system with demountableinterchangeable pouches. The pack system is worn on either thigh held inplace with strapping around the thigh and one or more straps connectedto a waist belt. While the modular pack system can have one or morepouches it includes removeable and replaceable mounting provision for aplurality of removeable interchangeable pouches. The backplane mountingportion of the pack system on which removeable pouches are mounted is,as a maximum, approximately eight inches wide by ten inches high havingadjustable leg straps and vertical strapping utilizing bucklespermanently attached. Elastic looping is fastened to the bottom of thebackplane mounting portion. The backplane portion is constructed with adouble layer with one vertical side not sewn shut allowing space forstorage of flat flexible items such as maps, photographs, instructions,orders and others, with such an edge sealable as by Velcro™ closurestripping. In some systems one or more bags may be permanently sewn tothe backplane and some removeable pouches utilize Velcro™ type fasteningtape attached to the back of pouches for removeable attachment to thebackplane covered with mating tape of Velcro™ type material. Priorinvention U.S. Pat. No. 4,848,624 does not allow for the device to befitted comfortably around the bottom ankle.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 1,184,311, issued May 23, 1916 to Boch, shows acarrier for valuables that comprises two pouches sewn to straps, whichare secured to the leg for the purpose of concealing the valuables.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 3,322,311, issued May 30, 1967 to Homer,provides an article holding device adapted for securement to the leg,below the knee, thereby being undiscernibly covered by a trousers leg.The device comprises a plurality of pockets for holding various personalarticles and is adjustably secured by upper and lower leg encirclingbands. Prior invention U.S. Pat. No. 3,322,311 is limited to the areaaround the knee area.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 6,568,574, issued May 27, 2003 to Jones, is fora body pouch band for carrying personal effects on the limb of a user.The body pouch band includes a pouch having front and rear walls andside, top and bottom edges. The side and bottom edges can be gusseted.The top of the pouch can be fastened shut by use of an interlockinggroove type sealing mechanism. The pouch is attached to a limb band,which can be fastened to the wrist, upper arm, or ankle of a user. Thelimb band is made of stretchable material, and can be a cuff or asleeve. The cuff embodiments have stretchable straps or bands that areeither releasably fastened together at their outer ends, such as by useof hook and loop fastener material, or permanently fastened at theirouter ends, such as by sewing. The sleeve embodiments are made ofstretchable material, and are adapted to be slid into position over theselected limb portion of the user. In the sleeve embodiment for use overthe upper arm, opposing holes pass through the wall of the sleeve toprovide improved flexibility. The pouch and limb band are preferablymade of waterproof materials so that the body pouch band may be wornduring water sports.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 781,056, issued Jan. 31, 1905 to Duncan, claimsa safety purse that attaches to a leg by means of straps, whichcomprises two separate pouches, one compartmented pouch secured belowthe knee and another pouch secured above the knee. The upper corners ofthe compartmented pouch and the lower corners of the upper pouch arejoined forming a hinge-like connection, thereby allowing movement of theknee.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. D288,743, issued Mar. 17, 1987 to Taylor,discloses the ornamental design for a leg pouch, which is held onto theleg by an upper and a lower strap.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. D435,338, issued Dec. 26, 2000 to DiLorenzo,puts forth the ornamental design for a thigh mountable pouch, whichattaches to the thigh by two straps and also attaches to a belt.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. D417,072, issued Nov. 30, 1999 to Reinhart,indicates the ornamental design for a thigh pack, which is secured tothe thigh by a strap, and suspended by a clip to a belt. The inventionof D417,072 is designed to be worn on the outside of the clothes andhooked to a waist belt.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. D340,806, issued Nov. 2, 1993 to Gonzalez,illustrates the ornamental design for a body pouch having straps forsecuring to the body.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 5,755,366, issued May 26, 1998 to Mazzo,describes a wrist and leg wallet. The waterproof wallet and pouchcombination can be securely worn around the wrist, with the walletsecured in the pouch in a substantially waterproof manner. The pouch issecured to the limb by means of a sleeve and is secured in position byhook and loop type fastener. When the back of the pouch seals over theopening in the pouch to secure to the front of the pouch by hook andloop type fasteners the section of the front of the pouch adjacent theopening of the pouch folds back on its self. The wallet contains a notecompartment, which runs the length of the wallet, and is divided intothree sections along its length and is folded with, at least, one of theend sections being folded onto the middle section, and placed in thepouch.

Prior art U.S. Patent Application #20010035443, published Nov. 1, 2001by Jones, provides a waterproof body pouch band for carrying personaleffects on the limb of a user. The body pouch band includes a pouchhaving front and rear walls and side, top and bottom edges. The side andbottom edges can be gusseted. The top of the pouch can be fastened shutby use of an interlocking groove type sealing mechanism. The pouch isattached to a limb band, which can be fastened to the wrist, upper arm,or ankle of a user. The limb band is made of stretchable material, andcan be a cuff or a sleeve. The cuff embodiments have stretchable strapsor bands that are either releasably fastened together at their outerends, such as by use of hook and loop fastener material, or permanentlyfastened at their outer ends, such as by sewing. The sleeve embodimentsare made of stretchable material, and are adapted to be slid intoposition over the selected limb portion of the user. In the sleeveembodiment for use over the upper arm, opposing holes pass through thewall of the sleeve to provide improved flexibility. The pouch and limbband are preferably made of waterproof materials so that the body pouchband may be worn during water sports.

Prior art U.S. Patent Application #20030222109, published Dec. 4, 2003by Weiss, describes a device for carrying portable equipment, whichincludes a band configured to be worn on the limb of a person and allowsfor the flow of air between the band and the limb of a person. Thedevice also comprises a pair of adjustable straps, one of each of thepair of adjustable straps being attached to opposite ends of the band.The device may be adapted to include a container integrally formed withthe band. The device may also include a container with a sealable coverand a portable electronic device, such as a personal digital assistant(PDA) and a cellular telephone, integrally formed with the band.

Prior art U.S. Patent Application #20030213827, published Nov. 20, 2003by Langmuir, discloses a pack for wearing around the waist, which mayinclude a shoulder strap or a leg strap. The wearable pack includes awaist belt and a tool pouch that has at least one carrying component.The tool pouch detachably joins to the waist belt with first and secondsuspending connectors that include a fastener component mounted on thebelt and a member connected to the pouch and the fastener component. Themembers diverge upwardly from one another from the pouch to theirrespective fastener components. The present invention provides a systemfor attaching the tool pouch to the waist belt with maximum stability.The present invention includes a tool pouch that is further attachableto either a shoulder strap or a leg strap. This provides a triangularattachment that helps to stabilize the pouch and distribute the weightof the pouch.

What is needed is a purse for wearing on a leg of a user underneath theclothing having adjustable straps that allow the purse to positioned asdesired, the purse being tapered to conform to the taper in a user's legand comprising two stretch straps each of a length corresponding to thesize of a user's leg at the location of the strap and various securepockets for holding items normally carried in a purse.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide a purse for wearingunder clothing on a thigh, upper calf, or lower calf and ankle havingadjustable straps that allow the purse to also be positioned as desired,the purse having a tapered shape from wider at the top to narrower atthe bottom corresponding to the taper in a user's leg and comprising twoof three selected stretch straps each of a length corresponding to thesize of a user's leg at the location of the strap and various securepockets for holding items such as a cell phone, credit cards, lipstick,keys, cash, pens, make-up articles or feminine hygiene products or otheritems normally carried with the pockets conforming to the size and shapeof the carried items, so that the items fit snugly in the pockets and donot fall out and so that the purse fits snugly and unobtrusively againstthe leg.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device forcarrying personal items on the leg that would otherwise be carried in ashoulder bag or purse.

One more object of the present invention is to provide a device forcarrying of women's daily essential items such as cell phones, feminineproducts, keys and lipstick.

An additional object of the present invention is to provide a device forwearing inconspicuously under clothing at any desired location on auser's limb which will not show underneath the clothing which enablescarrying items without sacrificing the user's fashion sense by placingthose items in pant pockets or skirt pockets.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a device toavoid the need to safeguard a purse or shoulder bag when attending aconcert, dance club, sporting event, or school classroom by allowing auser to safeguard those items by having the device strapped to a user'sleg, concealed under the user's clothes.

An added object of the present invention is that the stretchable strapsof specific lengths to encircle particular locations on limbs of theuser hold the tapered body of the purse with a snug fit under theclothes without the need for any waist support.

Yet another object of the present invention is that it is flexible andsizeable to meet the needs of a woman either wearing pants with thepresent invention concealed around the ankle or calf or wearing skirtswith the present invention concealed around the thigh.

In brief, the present invention is best defined as a vanity or cosmeticpurse that is designed to offer a woman the convenience of carryingpersonal items (which are normally kept in her purse), directly on herperson, without the hassle of toting around a hand or shoulder purse orcluttering up her pockets. While worn on the leg, the present inventioncan be concealed under pants (when worn on the ankle or calf) or under askirt (when worn around the thigh). It is comprised of a soft leatherymaterial backing with a number of compartments for various items suchas: cell phone, credit card/drivers license (located behind cell phonearea), lipstick, pen/pencil or lip liner (located inside cell phonecompartment), key holder, and zippered pouch for items like sanitarynapkins, tampons, other awkward shaped cosmetic items.

The present invention uses elastic straps, adjusted by a strap adjuster,and bra hooks on both ends, to allow someone to wear it on the ankle,calf, or thigh. It is structured to fit under the clothes without anywaist support.

The present invention is structured with dimensions preferably(approximately) six inches wide by five inches tall. It is specificallycut inward so the top width is wider than the bottom width (in the shapeof a trapezoid wider at the top than the bottom) to allow for the LegPurse™ to uniformly fit over the leg allowing the “fitting straps” toline up flush considering for the natural size difference between theankle to the lower calf, lower calf to upper calf, or lower thigh toupper thigh. On the outside of each corner is a loop design made of thesame leathery material which allows the “bra-strap” fitting straps toconnect.

The present invention connects around the leg by means of a choice oftwo of three differently sized straps depending on the desired locationof the Leg Purse™ on the leg. There are three removable straps that arecomponents of the Leg Purse™; the shortest of the straps allows forfitting the ankle and lower calf, the middle size strap allows for lowercalf, upper calf, and lower thigh, and the longest strap allows forupper thigh. Each of the straps is a removable elastic “bra-strap” typeband with a “bra-hook” sewn into both ends which fit into loop holesattached to the body of the Leg Purse™, with a loop on each side of thetop and a loop on each side of the bottom of the Leg Purse™. The strapis adjustable by means of a “strap adjuster”. The use of elastic strapswith strap adjusters allow for maximum size alteration depending on thepart of the leg one wishes to wear the Leg Purse™.

The Leg Purse™ preferably contains six compartments each specificallystructured to securely hold a specific item as follows:

A: A lipstick holder compartment is roughly two inches tall by threequarter inches wide. The compartment is comprised of soft leatherymaterial with elastic sides to allow for stretching to accommodatevarious size lipsticks. The leathery material of this pouch “rounds off”at the bottom securing the inserted objects preventing them from fallingout.

B: A lip liner/pen holder is a thin elastic material attached on theinside of the cell phone compartment, against the elastic side. Thisholder is described in a “loop” fashion and when empty, simply lies flatagainst the side. When filled, it allows for the insertion of a pen orlip liner.

C: A cell phone holder is roughly four inches tall by two inches wide.The compartment is comprised of soft leathery material with elasticsides to allow for stretching to accommodate various size cell phones.The leathery material of this pouch “rounds off” at the bottom securingthe cell phone preventing it from falling out. This pouch is secured bya flap cover that connects to the front of the pouch by means ofVelcro™. At the bottom section of the pouch may be a cutout which has amirror (roughly one and a half inches wide and one inch tall) which issecurely fastened from the inside of the pouch.

D: A license/credit card holder is located inside the Cell phonecompartment, lying flat and sewn against the base of the Leg Purse™. Itis a thin material with room to store a credit card and driver'slicense.

E: A zippered pocket holder is comprised of soft leathery materialsecured by a zipper on one side and sewn to the base of the Leg Purse™on the bottom side. Sides three and four are sewn to elastic which is inturn sewn to the base of the Leg Purse™ which allows for stretching toaccommodate different sizes and numbers of items placed in this pouch.The pouch is roughly four inches long and two inches wide. Thiscompartment allows for a woman to place personal items such as sanitarynapkins, tampons, awkwardly shaped cosmetic make-up containers.

F: A key holder is located on top of the zippered pocket holder and iscomprised of soft leathery material with elastic sides to allow forstretching to accommodate various sizes and numbers of keys. The shapeof the key holder is designed in a “V” shape, with the narrow bottomopen ended allowing for lengthy keys. This pouch is secured by a flapcover that connects to the front of the pouch by means of Velcro™ or aninsertion lock.

An advantage of the present invention is that it may be worn on anydesired location on a leg of a wearer.

One more advantage of the present invention is that it conforms to theshape of the portion of the leg where it is positioned.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it is adjustable.

An additional advantage of the present invention is that it iscomfortable.

Another advantage object of the present invention is that it providesspecific form-fitted pockets.

Yet another advantage of the present invention is that it holdsessential items securely.

Still another advantage of the present invention is that it may beconcealed inconspicuously.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other details of my invention will be described in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, which are furnished only by way ofillustration and not in limitation of the invention, and in whichdrawings:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the Leg Purse™ of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the adjustable straps of the inventionof FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of a user wearing a dress with theinvention of FIG. 1 underneath around a thigh;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of a user wearing pants with theinvention of FIG. 1 underneath around a lower calf and ankle area;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a user wearing pants with theinvention of FIG. 1 underneath around an upper calf area.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

In FIGS. 1-5, a wearable purse 20 may be worn alternately in a varietyof locations on a user's leg underneath a user's clothing 50 and 60, asshown in FIGS. 3-5. The purse 20 comprises a tapered backing sheet 10having a wider top edge and narrower bottom edge with tapered side edges12 from the top edge to the bottom edge, corresponding to a taper in auser's leg, a loop 11 means for receiving a connector, such as a hook 33from an attaching strap 30A, 30B and 30C, adjacent to each intersectionof the sides edges 12 with the top and bottom edges, a back surface (notshown) adapted for contacting a user's skin, and a front surface havinga plurality of pockets 21-26 attached to the front surface. Each of thepockets 21-26 are structured in a specific shape adapted to receive andcontain a specific item normally carried in a conventional purse, suchas a cell phone 43, credit cards 44, a license 44, a lipstick container41, keys 46, a pen 42 or lip liner 42, and not shown, paper money, coinsmake-up articles, feminine hygiene products and other items normallycarried in a purse. Each of the pockets 21-26 conforms to a size andshape of a carried item, so that the items fit snugly in the pockets21-26 and do not fall out and so that the purse 20 fits snugly andunobtrusively against a user's leg underneath clothing 50 and 60 worn bya user, shown in FIGS. 3-5.

A lipstick pocket 21 comprises a lipstick pocket front 14A of inelasticmaterial rounded at a bottom connection 16A to the back sheet 10, andelastic lipstick pocket sides 15A to allow for stretching to accommodatevarious sizes of lipstick containers 41 fitting within the lipstickpocket.

The purse 20 also has a cell phone pocket 23 comprising a cell phonepocket front 14B of inelastic material rounded at a bottom connection16B to the back sheet 10 and, elastic cell pocket sides 15B to allow forstretching to accommodate various sized cell phones 43 containedtherein, and a flap cell phone pocket cover 17A that connects to thecell phone pocket front 14B by means of a mating hook 27A and loop 27Bfastener. The flap cell phone pocket cover 17A has a first recessed edge9A to accommodate a protruding end of a lip liner 42 or pen 42 from thelip liner/pen holder 22 and a second recessed edge 9B to accommodate aprotruding antenna from a cell phone 43 in the cell phone pocket 23. Theflap cell phone cover 17A may also comprise a plate 18 or other meansfor displaying indicia on a front of the cover, as seen in FIG. 1.

A lip liner or pen pocket 22 comprises a thin elastic material 15Fattached on the inside of the cell phone pocket 23 against one of thecell phone pocket elastic sides 15B to contain one or more pens 42 orlip liners 42.

A card holder pocket 24 comprises a flat inelastic panel 24 locatedinside the cell phone holder 23, lying flat and sewn against the backingsheet 10 forming a pocket 24 sized to store one or more credit cards 44and a drivers license 44.

A zippered pocket 25 comprises soft leathery material secured closed bya zipper opening 19 and sewn to the backing sheet 10, the zipperedpocket 25 comprising an elastic material top edge 15C and elasticmaterial side edge 15D for expansion of the zippered pocket holder 25 toaccommodate a variety of items therein. A key holder pocket 26 isattached on an outer surface of the zippered pocket holder 25 and iscomprised of soft leathery material with elastic material sides 15E toallow for stretching to accommodate various sizes and numbers of keys46, the key holder 26 structured in a “V” shape, with a narrow bottomopen end 8 allowing for lengthy keys 46. A key pocket flap cover 17Bconnects to the front of the key holder pocket 26 by means of aninsertion lock 29, shown in FIG. 1, or a mating hook and loop fastener(not shown).

Rivets or studs 13 may be added as decorative elements or to assist insecuring the pockets to the backing sheet or other decorative elementsmay be added.

The purse 20 further comprises three adjustable stretch straps 30A, 30Band 30C, seen in FIGS. 2A, 2B and 2C, each of a different specificlength adapted to encircle a user's leg at a specific leg location on athigh, calf, and ankle of a user's leg, respectively. Each of the straps30A, 30B and 30C comprises an elongated stretchable strap 31 having ameans, such as a slider 32 at an end of an overlapping portion of thestrap slidable along the strap 31, for adjusting the length of the strap31 and at each end of the strap a connector, such as a bra-type hook 33,for removable attachment to one of the loops 11 on the backing sheet 10.Each of the hooks 33 preferably comprises a bra-type hook 33 adapted toremovably attach to one of the loops 11 on the backing sheet 10 with twoof the straps 30A, 30B and 30C stretched around a specific portion of auser's leg appropriate to the length of the strap 30A, 30B and 30C, asseen in FIGS. 3-5, one strap attached to the top two loops and the otherstrap attached to the bottom two loops.

The short length strap 30C, seen in FIG. 2C, is adapted for fitting theankle and lower calf, as illustrated in FIG. 4. A middle length strap30B, shown in FIG. 2B, is adapted for fitting a lower calf, upper calf,and lower thigh, as depicted in FIGS. 3-5. A long length strap 30A, seenin FIG. 2A, is adapted for fitting an upper thigh, as shown in FIG. 3.

In practice, a woman may carry items such as a cell phone 43, creditcards 44, driver's license 44, lipstick 41, pen/pencil 42 or lip liner42, keys 46, and various items not shown such as coins and paper money,sanitary napkins, tampons, other awkward shaped cosmetic items in thezippered pocket 25, directly on her person, without the hassle of totingaround a hand or shoulder purse or cluttering up her pockets. Each item41-44 and 46 has a specific pocket 21-25, in which the items 41-44 and46 are snugly fitted for secure storage.

While worn on the leg, the present invention 20 can be inconspicuouslyconcealed under pants 60 when worn on the ankle or calf, as seen inFIGS. 4 and 5, or under a skirt 50 when worn around the thigh, asillustrated in FIG. 3.

The woman would choose where she wanted to wear the purse 20 (thigh,calf, or ankle) and then choose two of the three differently sizedstraps, 30A, 30B, and 30C. The two chosen straps 30A, 30B, and 30C wouldbe attached to the backing sheet 10 by engaging a first end hook 33 ofeach strap 30A, 30B, and 30C to a loop 11 located on a side 12 of thebacking sheet 10. The purse 20 would be placed against the limb with thepockets 21-25 of the purse facing outwardly. While holding the purse 20in place the upper strap 30A, 30B, and 30C is wrapped around the limband the second end hook 33 would be placed into a loop 11 on a secondside 12 of the backing sheet 10. The lower strap 30B or 30C is wrappedaround the limb and the second end hook 33 would be placed into a loop11 on a second side 12 of the backing sheet 10, thereby securing thepurse 20. Final adjustments may be made to tighten the straps 30A, 30B,and 30C by moving the strap adjuster 32. Alternately the straps may beattached to the purse and the purse with pre-attached straps slippedover the foot onto the leg to the desired position.

Although the pockets 21-25 have been described as being made to fitpreferred specific items 41-44 and 46, other items may be stored such asa pepper spray canister (not shown) in the lipstick holder 21.

It is understood that the preceding description is given merely by wayof illustration and not in limitation of the invention and that variousmodifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit ofthe invention as claimed.

1. A wearable purse for wearing alternately in a variety of locations ona user's leg underneath a user's clothing, the purse comprising: atapered backing sheet comprising a wider top edge and narrower bottomedge with tapered side edges from the top edge to the bottom edge,corresponding to a taper in a user's leg, a means for receiving aconnector from an attaching strap adjacent to each intersection of thesides edges with the top and bottom edges, a back surface adapted forcontacting a user's skin, and a front surface having a plurality ofpockets attached to the front surface, each of the pockets structured ina specific shape adapted to receive and contain a specific item normallycarried in a purse each of the pockets conforming to a size and shape ofa carried item, so that the items fit snugly in the pockets and do notfall out and so that the purse fits snugly and unobtrusively against auser's leg underneath clothing worn by a user; at least three adjustablestretch straps each of a different specific length adapted to encircle auser's leg at a specific leg location on a thigh, calf, and ankle of auser's leg, each of the straps comprising an elongated stretchable straphaving a means for adjusting the length of the strap and at each end ofthe strap a connector for removable attachment to one of the means forreceiving a connector on the backing sheet.
 2. The purse of claim 1wherein the item normally carried in a purse comprises an item takenfrom a list of items including a cell phone, at least one credit card, alicense, a lipstick container, at least one key, paper money, coins, atleast one pen, make-up articles, feminine hygiene products and otheritems normally carried in a purse.
 3. The purse of claim 1 wherein themeans for receiving a connector comprises a loop protruding from thebacking sheet adjacent to each of four corners of the backing sheet andeach of the stretch straps comprises an elasticized strap having a hookat each of two ends, each of the hooks adapted to removably attach toone of the loops on the backing sheet with two of the straps stretchedaround a specific portion of a user's leg appropriate to a length of thestrap.
 4. The purse of claim 3 wherein each of the hooks comprises abra-type hook.
 5. The purse of claim 1 wherein each of the straps has anoverlapping portion and a slider for adjusting the length of the strap.6. The purse of claim 1 wherein a short length strap is adapted forfitting the ankle and lower calf, a middle length strap is adapted forfitting a lower calf, upper calf, and lower thigh, and a long lengthstrap is adapted for fitting an upper thigh.
 7. The purse of claim 1wherein one of the pockets comprises a lipstick holder compartmentcomprised of a front of inelastic material rounded at a bottomconnection to the back sheet and, elastic sides to allow for stretchingto accommodate various size lipstick containers.
 8. The purse of claim 1wherein one of the pockets comprises a cell phone holder comprised of afront of inelastic material rounded at a bottom connection to the backsheet and, elastic sides to allow for stretching to accommodate varioussize cell phones, and a flap cover that connects to the front of thepouch by means of a mating hook and loop fastener.
 9. The purse of claim8 wherein one of the pockets comprises a lip liner and pen holdercomprising a thin elastic material attached on the inside of the cellphone holder against one of the elastic sides of the cell phone holder.10. The purse of claim 9 wherein the flap cover has a first recessededge to accommodate a protruding element from the lip liner and penholder.
 11. The purse of claim 8 wherein the flap cover has a secondrecessed edge to accommodate a protruding antenna from a cell phone inthe cell phone holder.
 12. The purse of claim 8 wherein one of thepockets comprises a license/credit card holder comprising a flatinelastic panel located inside the cell phone holder, lying flat andsewn against the backing sheet forming a pocket sized to store at leastone credit card and a drivers license.
 13. The purse of claim 1 whereinone of the pockets comprises a zippered pocket holder comprised of softleathery material secured by a zipper opening and sewn to the backingsheet, the zippered pocket comprising at least one elastic side forexpansion of the zippered pocket holder to accommodate a variety ofitems therein.
 14. The purse of claim 13 wherein one of the pocketscomprises a key holder located on top of the zippered pocket holder andis comprised of soft leathery material with elastic sides to allow forstretching to accommodate various sizes and numbers of keys, the keyholder structured in a “V” shape, with a narrow bottom open end allowingfor lengthy keys and a key pocket flap cover that connects to the frontof the pouch by means of an insertion lock or a mating hook and loopfastener.